Serving military family service professionals
2021 has been a banner year for our MFLN Family Development team! We were able to provide lots of new webinars, mostly within our ongoing Sexual Behavior in Children &… Continue Reading MFLN Family Development 2021 Year in Review
By: Lakshmi Mahadevan, Ph.D. The pandemic has wreaked havoc and as service providers we find ourselves experiencing stressors that seem new, different, or exacerbated. Coping strategies we used in the… Continue Reading Feeling Depleted? Ways to Self-Assess & Refuel
By Laura Royer As Personal Finance Managers (PFMs) working with Service members and military families, it is important that you help them stay aware of the many ways scammers prey… Continue Reading Common Frauds that Target Military Families
On December 2nd, 2021, MFLN Family Development hosted a webinar called “Juvenile Justice Responses to Youth in Conflict with the Law.” This webinar was another great installment in our… Continue Reading Go Beyond the Webinar| Juvenile Justice Responses to Youth in Conflict with the Law
by Karen Shirer, Ph.D., MFLN Family Transitions In a blink of an eye, COVID-19 changed the way that Military Family Service Providers (MFSPs) and Extension educators (EEs) engaged with… Continue Reading Up Your Virtual FEE (Family Engagement and Education) with Military Families
By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, AFC®, boneill@njaes.rutgers.edu Personal Financial Managers (PFMs) do a great job helping service members and their families improve their financial literacy. However, there is always something… Continue Reading Financial Literacy Tools for Service Members
The holidays are a time when getting together with friends and families is always important. Reconnecting with the ones we love can be rejuvenating and highlights what’s important to us.… Continue Reading Ways to Help Military Families This Holiday Season
by Jenny Rea, Ph.D. The other day, I was watching a cartoon with my children, and I oddly felt a strong resemblance to the main character. The episode began… Continue Reading Work-Family Conflict and the Military Family
Upcoming Webinar As the holidays approach, it can be a stressful time as you prepare to finalize year-end reports and projects and gear up for time with loved ones. This… Continue Reading Need to Refuel? No Better Time than the Holidays!
By Laura Royer One of the biggest reasons many military families do not save money is because they do not know where to start. While there are many different ways… Continue Reading Seven Money-Saving Strategies for Military Families
